Yaoundé

Cameroon

Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million, which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres above sea level.

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Country: Cameroon
Population: 1,611,000
Latitude: 3.87° N
Longitude: 11.51° E

Which way is Yaoundé from…

From Paris, Yaoundé lies at 167° to the south, 5,077 km as the crow flies.

Paris	167° south	5,077 km
London	164° south	5,406 km
New York	90° east	9,350 km
Madrid	155° south-east	4,341 km
Rome	182° south	4,230 km
Montreal	91° east	9,318 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	295° north-west	5,522 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Seen from New York or Montreal, Yaoundé is due east, at 90° and 91°, whereas a flat map would put it south-east, at 115° and 119°. From London, aim south, at 164°, 5,406 km away. From Rome it is due south (182°), as Cameroon’s capital sits almost on Rome’s meridian. Landmarks: Libreville is 450 km to the south-west, and faraway Bogotá shares its latitude.